Fish & Wildlife

Book review of Caribou Herds of Northwest Alaska 1850-2000 by Ernest S. Burch, Jr.

Documentary made in 1951 about the Cree and Ojibwe people of northern Manitoba and their relationship with the Caribou herds. Duration: 17:00.

A set of 184 photographs recording a trip north to Selwyn Lake by a class from Black Lake School to experience a caribou hunt. The Dene people of northern Saskatchewan have for centuries depended on the vast herds of caribou that migrate north and south through their lands. North in the spring to calve and south in the fall for winter cover inside the tree line. In recent times the people have become more dependent on food from the local store, but they still prefer caribou to any other food, and hunters still go to the traditional hunting grounds or harvest them when the herds come near their communities. The students in this school project were fortunate to go to a winter camp and participate in a traditional learning experience with people who had lived in that way for most of their lives.

Wildlife Biology Thesis (M.S.)--The University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2010.

Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 1985.

Looks at the traditional ecological knowledge of Elders, hunters, and trappers of the Little Red River Cree Nation and the Tallcree First Nation regarding the local critical wildlife habitat for moose, caribou and bison.

Discusses Karsten Heuer's book Being Caribou and how the herd migration undertakes several forms of boundary crossing between countries and species.

Consists of an interview that provides a description of gift-giving.

Study gives an assessment of environmental and socio-economic impacts of the pipeline, overview of infringement on Aboriginal title and rights by the pipeline, and concerns voiced by the Carrier Sekani community.

Discusses how the promotion of Alaska Native heritage programs will help preserve, and pass on customary traditions.

Looks at the case studies of three natural science projects in Nunavut and discusses the challenges that researchers have to incorporate traditional knowledge into their work and to design studies that are relevant to the communities.

Author challenges mainstream narratives about the Nenet cultural and historic practice of reindeer herding on the Yamal peninsula; suggests a system of herding based on movement, traditional herd navigation and laws of Nenet-land relationship.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2001.

Report titled "Climate Change and Pacific Rim Indigenous Nations" presents findings indicating that Native Communities feel the impacts of climate change first.

Discusses the risks and benefits of marine-based economic development and management.

Chapter V from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The first part of the chapter discusses the Lieut. Governor Laird council's investigation into the "food supply of the Indian". This resulted in "An Ordinance for the Protection of the Buffalo" of which 11 parts are published therein. The section sub-section is entitled "Buffalo Slaughter by Indians" and is largely Professor Hind's account of his time with the Sandy Hills Cree in 1858. He describes the buffalo pounds he saw and gives his opinions on the overall practice.

An interview that describes some boyhood memories. The interviewee also describes two dances, the Give Away and Wolf Feast ceremonies.

An interview discussing the taking and interpretation of Treaty #7, and the establishment of the Blood Reserve.

The chief of the Beaver Ranch Reserve describes how the establishment of Wood Buffalo National Park has affected the Indians.

Study surveys 151 children 8 – 12 years old in seven schools in the Northern Slave Region of the Northwest Territories to assess their knowledge and opinion about the wolverine (gulo gulo). Children in rural areas had more knowledge of the species, and in both rural and urban communities there were negative associations with the species, but also an appreciation of their ecological role.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1995.

Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 11 (p. [1]-276).

Analyzes the relationship between the inhabitants of the Chukchi region and wild reindeer.

Looks at a novel in which the characters, events, and fictional geography resemble that of James Bay, but the authors disclaimer states otherwise.

Looks at the projected climate change impacts to water resources and identifies possible adaptation strategies for those First Nations communities to cope with those changes.

Looks at examples from other countries as to how arising problems are being addressed.

Provides information on morbidity rates people and animals that have been impacted by climate changes.

Geography Thesis collaborated in Environment and Health (M.S.)--University of Toronto, 2008.

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2007.

Looks at the effects of climate change on the wildlife, vegetation, and lifestyles on north communities.

Adaptation through migration and application of traditional knowledge are some options open to Indigenous people to sustain and manage their environment.

Article describes the changes that threaten the continuation of this lifestyle.

Introductory article from a special issue devoted to the presentations and discussions at the Circumpolar Climate Change Summit which took place in Whitehorse, Yukon, 2001.

Documentary explains why the Arctic in on the front line of climate change. Accompanying material: Climate on the Edge: Study Guide. Duration: 52:04.

Guide to accompany film, Climate on the Edge: Arctic Mission. Oriented towards senior elementary, secondary school and adult education. Contains discussion questions and activities to raise awareness.

Ecology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Davis, 2000.

Reviews systems of management; centralized, state level versus local-level, community based. "Paper Presented at the Second Annual Meeting of IASCP, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, Sept. 26-29, 1991."

Examines the First Nations development of independently operated, economically profitable shellfish aquaculture tenures through co-operation and mentoring between bands and other businesses.

Several interviews with elders of Cold Lake Reserve.

Comments on a wood carver who carves caribou from birch wood. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 20.

Looks at the importance of wisdom, knowledge and living in harmony with all creatures of this earth. Article located by scrolling to page 5.

Discussion on the conference attended by 500 delegates from 20 indigenous reindeer-herding cultures from northern regions of North America, Europe and Asia.

Response to an article that suggested drive lanes to bluff chutes (used for funneling bison into corrals) should be thought of as monumental construction.

Note on back: A commercial fisherman uses an ice bar to cut a hole in the ice at Hunter's Bay on Lac La Ronge, northern Saskatchewan.